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In WHAT BECOMES US, twin fetuses tell the story of their mother, a mild-mannered, pregnant school teacher who abandons her controlling husband in Santa Cruz, California and lands in a commune in the wilds of western New York. A modern day pioneer in search of a new life, Evie finds herself in a close-knit community divided by local history -- a classic captivity story of early English colonists that goes deep to the roots of the contemporary American conscience.
A readerly friend gave this to me right before I drove across the country for a new job. I loved the main character and her janky way of moving through the world. Got a little lost toward end but def a great story.